10 Interesting Tesla Facts

Let’s find out the American automotive and energy Storage Company on Tesla Facts. The official name of the company is Tesla Motors, Inc. There are various products manufactured by Tesla. Those include the battery products, electric vehicle power train components and luxury electric cars. TSLA is the symbol of Tesla Motors that you can find on NASDAQ stock exchange. The profits of Tesla were posted for the first time in the history in the first quarter of 2013. Here are some interesting facts about Tesla to note:

Tesla Facts 1: Tesla Roadster

Tesla Roadster is the first fully electric sport car from this automotive company. The people began to pay attention to Tesla due to the production of Tesla Roadster.

Tesla Facts 2: the luxury sedan

If you are interested with the luxury sedan of Tesla, you need to check Model S. It is considered as the second vehicle of the company. Then it was followed by the production of crossover called Model X. Model 3 is the next vehicle from Tesla.

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Tesla Facts 3: the sales of Model S

As of October 2015, there have been 90,000 units of Model S sold in the market globally.

Tesla Facts 4: the battery production

Besides producing the electric cars, Tesla also produces battery and electric powertrain components. Toyota and Daimler are some of the automakers which buy the lithium ion battery packs from Tesla.

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Tesla Facts 5: an independent automaker

Tesla Motors through his CEO Elon Musk states that Tesla Motors is an independent automaker. The consumers can get the electric cars without spending a lot of money.

Tesla Facts 6: the price of Tesla Model 3

Tesla Model 3 will be sold in the starting price at US$35,000. That’s the price before the government incentives. In 2017, the delivery for the Model 3 will be started.

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Tesla Facts 7: Tesla Energy

Tesla Energy is another product of Tesla released in 2015. This battery is suitable for Powerpack/ utilities, Powerwall/homes and business. Find facts about Nissan here.

Tesla Facts 8: the fires and crashes

The fire occurred on a Model S in Kent, Washington when the car was on a highway and hit metal debris on 1 October 2013. The owner of the car was not injured and left the vehicle.

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Tesla Facts 9: Elon Musk

Elon Musk serves as the CEO and Product Architect of Tesla. He is the chairman of the board of director in the company. In the past, he was the president of PayPal.

Tesla Facts 10: other boards of directors in Tesla

The other members of board directors in Tesla as of 2014 include Robyn Denholm, Kimbal Musk, Harald Kroeger, Ira Ehrenpreis, Brad Buss, Steve Jurvetson and Antonio J. Gracias. Get facts about Tesco here.